@HandsomeNamed
Too many people are too quick to attribute intent to strangers. Even more ridiculous, huge populations of strangers. Racists? ...maybe. But not likely. In any case, the only worthwhile activity is to genuinely probe their intentions to find out WHY they are upset. From conversations I've had, most people who disagreed with the casting choice don't seem to have any problem with diversity. In fact, they don't understand why this is a cause that Star Trek: Discovery seems to be championing, since Star Trek was always diversely cast. Almost all American, English and Australian TV shows are diversely cast. So when you so obviously, clumsily, pointedly make "diversity" a championed cause, it kind of rubs people the wrong way. Like why the fuck are you trying to proselytize political ideals? What happened to science FICTION being about futurism, aliens and tech? Why does race seem to matter so much to these identitarians? They filter EVERYTHING through this lense of race. It's seemingly more important than character, individual traits, thoughts, ideas and choices. People are right to call this obsession with racial diversity rather than intellectual diversity a regressive, terrible step in the wrong direction. It's a dangerous, slippery slope. A lot of social commentators now have warned that continually pushing identity politics and "black consciousness" can only end one way: The inevitable legitimizing and rise of white consciousness. We're already seeing this and i'm fucking over it. The racists aren't the ones who are saying, "Why the hell are you pushing a race agenda on me all the god damned time?" The racists are the ones who cannot even imagine a science fiction theme without pushing a race agenda. They aren't progressive. They're backwards.
@oduntola8208
James you are 100% correct on your description of the racial rage among some so called fans. It has a lot to do with recent politics in the US, but you nailed it when you pointed out that true fans should know better. Let me disagree with the going forward idea however. Yes we have caught up with ST with our phones etc, but so has our knowledge of the universe. With thousands of Earth -like planets now discovered don't you think the idea that mankind will lead a federation of planets to fight and defeat the likes of the Dominion or the Founders or the Breen is a bit of a stretch? Our recent knowledge of our universe since the 60s should make us less likely, not more ready, to imagine a huge role for mankind in the future. We can be forgiven for dreaming ST after the moon landing in the 60s, now we should KNOW better. Staying in the TOS time frame allows us the remain HUMBLE in the light of, new information.
@HelloJustMeHere
So I started off agreeing with you but now into the second episode of season 3 not so mutch anymore. Remember when startrek used alien races to show different political viewpoints and strength and weaknesses? Seems there is only one opposition left and it is no longer alien.
@albridges4164
The majority of Star Trek fans are white guys, and having a show portray the only white guys as a hard to empathize with Vulcan and a wimpy guy....well it's just not good writing for the series. Plus lets face it the liberal agenda loves to push the whole multiculturalism and especially in this day of age people are getting tired of it. So you don't see a problem with a show going out of it's way to portray white people at wimpy and lame, when the majority of their fan base in white. But I'll be honest here. Looking online, while I do see some fans complain about the lack of white character the majority of complaints I see from Trekie fan's isn't the mention of color. A huge group is angry that CBS got rid of Bryan Fueller, who wanted to take his time with this show to make it good. The networks wanted a tv show, and the creative mind lost over network greed. The vast amount of people seemed very upset over the fact that this is a prequel, they want new amazing technology not a lack of technologies. This whole white genocide thing reminds me of when the tv show Supergirl came out. I was a huge Superman fan and watched the pilot episode and was barely able to finish it. Crappy storytelling, terrible terrible acting and it seemed like the show again tried to push a SJW agenda (examples Jimmy Olson-skinny, wimpy guy who's stumbles all over himself became a strong, sexy black man who reeks of confidence). The tv show was terrible and the fans blasted it online....what did the studios do? They called those people sexist. When it fact it was just a terrible done tv show. Now STD looks to be pushing the SJW agenda, the acting didn't seem very impressive and the fans are angry about a cop-out prequel and axing a creative voice....they must be racist!
@solosailor222
As a SWM, this series was deeply offensively racist. But im not allowed to be offended since im SWM.
@valensinclair6750